Originally Posted by
India Four Two
chevvron,
Since you've been to Medmenham, perhaps you can answer a question for me. I was born in Marlow and grew up in Maidenhead, so I know that area well. Everyone that I knew, pronounced it as "Medun um. How did the inhabitants say it?
When I was OC 1811 (Marlow) Sqdn ATC from '83 to '90, my second in command (who I handed over command to when I stood down and is recently deceased) was ex RAF and spent about 10 years at Medmenham until he left the RAF. He always pronounced it 'Med-munum' and so did others I've heard speaking about it.
The site became the MOD Police training depot before becoming a hotel.